How did Gary Muehlfelt spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Apr 7, 2017

Republican Gary Muehlfelt's election campaign committee, Citizens for Gary Muehlfelt, spent $2,302 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Muehlfelt's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,339) going to Manhattan's Bar & Grill in Carol Stream. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Muehlfelt's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Fund raising (food)

$1,339

58.2%

Fund raising - bar

$963

41.8%

Table 2 below shows the top 2 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter